The USA vs Finland Bronze medal game is over and the US lost 5-0. There’s a huge difference between the way the men who make millions are expected to medal lost vs the way the women who sacrifice and mostly fund themselves lost.

The women lost to Canada in the Gold medal game. While the ladies were up 2-0 and poised to win the Gold, they lost. Canada put on an incredible comeback and deserved to win. Even with some bad calls by the refs and an unlucky bounce, it happened and as fans, American’s are proud of the way they won the Silver medal.

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Now that I’m off my soap box, let me tell you about my day in Sochi! You can feel the difference in mood and atmosphere around the park and inside the IBC. First, the park is a lot more crowded with people wanting to be here as the games wind down. Security is also here in larger numbers and in some cases carrying semi-automatic weapons. The games have been more than secure and you can tell the powers that be want to keep it that way.

Inside the IBC, you can tell the journalists who have been calling this place home for the past few weeks are beginning to leave. Some only cover certain sports and didn’t need to stay behind for the entirety of the games. Even our workspace is starting to clear out as the first flights out of Sochi by NBC personnel have begun.

Travis hosted a Pistachio party in the office with a 5lb bag he brought from home.

The plans tonight are pretty simple… Start packing our stuff and see how much room we have for souvenir’s. Depending on the space, I’ll go to the vendor in the parking lot at the hotel next door. Here’s a bit of the selection we saw at one tent last night.

I didn’t take a lot of pictures today, so I’ll give you a quick tour of the workspace we’ve called home for the past three weeks. Here’s Jamie working on a finishing piece.. Can anyone read Sula’s text message?

This picture is Larry’s corner. He pushes out all the content and manages all the feeds we get into the building. Everything plugged into an outlet is his department. There’s Erin and Domi as well.

Next to this trio, Deirdre & Travis.

Here’s two shots from other parts of the room where some NBC Newschannel and other affiliates work.

So that was only one shot… I must have been putting up too many pictures. Tumblr is telling me there’s a technical issue. Tomorrow should be an interesting day if we make it to the market. I’ll take tons of pics and hopefully I’ll be able to share.